Kitchen Cabinets In

How did you spend your weekend? Aside from a hike in the local park, I spent it putting my stuff away in my new kitchen cabinets. Here they are, along with the muscular harvest of the last of the 2016…

Majestic Humboldt

I’m writing something based on Humboldt County, where I grew up, and where I go fairly frequently. So I took a road trip there earlier this year and spent some time in the old-growth redwood forests. Majestic, huh? A few…

Here’s What’s Going On With Me

* Along with several other writers, I answered this Q&A question on Howlarium: How does your partner handle those periods when you need to be in your head, be alone to talk to yourself, to lament the latest publisher’s rejection,…

Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency

In June I went to the Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency. It was the first year they had the residency, which was located on Cuttyhunk Island, near Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. I’d never heard of it before. Along with 14 other…

I Was On The Radio In Ireland

The Green Room in Ireland interviewed me about my article in The Atlantic on the rise of plagiarism in self-publishing. Listen to it online here.

I Was On A Beer Panel

I was lucky enough to be on another beer panel for All About Beer magazine. I got to taste beer and say what I thought of the nuances and flavors. Nice work if you can get it. Check out the…

I Was On The Radio In Australia

ABC in Australia interviewed me about my article in The Atlantic on the rise of plagiarism in self-publishing. You can listen to it online here!